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Genetics at Emory University

If you plan to study genetics, take a look at what Emory University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 13,997 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Genetics section at the bottom of this page.

Emory Genetics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Genetics

Emory Genetics Rankings

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Genetics Student Demographics at Emory

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the genetics majors at Emory University.

Emory Genetics Master’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 genetics majors earned their master's degree from Emory. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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In the genetics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emory University with a master's in genetics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in genetics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Medical Scientists 1,710 $75,800
Biological Scientists 1,040 $72,460
Biological Science Professors 740 $96,830

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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